Cops search for robber who held up Providence Bank in Dover

Police are searching for a man, possibly armed, who robbed the Providence Bank on Route 46 in Dover today, said Captain Jeffrey Paul, spokesman for Morris County Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi.

Dover police received a 911 call from the bank at 4:07 p.m., Paul said.

The man is described as a white male with brown eyes, a medium build, about 20-25 years old, wearing a black, zippered hooded sweatshirt. The man fled on foot after robbing the bank and may have entered a vehicle Paul said.

An investigation is being conducted by the FBI, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office Major Crime Unit, the Dover Police and Morris County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Section Paul said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Morris County Prosecutor's Office at (973) 285-6200, or the Dover Police at (973) 366-0302, or the Morris County CrimeStoppers program at (973) 267-2255, or (973) COP-CALL.